scholarly journals Lists of Opportunities: My Experience as a School Librarian During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Bonnie Morley
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Asynchronous Programming ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Human Connection

In this paper I share my experiences, opinions and perspectives of running a school library during the COVID-19 pandemic. I discuss the difficulties and problems I have encountered, but also the opportunities for creativity that have presented themselves. From experiencing government cutbacks to layoffs and school closures, I discuss my feelings and frustrations about COVID-19 and how it prevented me from doing my job. I demonstrate how the pandemic heightened the feeling of isolation and loneliness in a job that can already make one feel disconnected; I highlight the importance and need for human connection. I also examine the new creative opportunities that working during a pandemic has given me, like asynchronous programming, collection development, professional development and a chance to experiment or renovate. This paper is meant to highlight the importance of school libraries and start a discussion of our role before and after the pandemic. Advocacy helps ensure that school libraries remain open. My goal is to give a glimpse of day-to-day library practice in a school library during the pandemic and share ideas and information with the library and information community. My views and opinions are my own, and the context will be different in every school.  

scholarly journals Distance Education During the Covid-10 Epidemic as a Challenge and Opportunity for the Personal and Professional Development of a School Librarian

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Metka Kostanjevec
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Difficult Situation

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, all schools had to close their doors last year. Classes moved to a virtual environment, and students and teachers were left without the opportunity to visit school libraries overnight. Therefore, the school library of the Prva gimnazija Maribor has operated smoothly throughout the time of the epidemic and strives to facilitate the work of students, teachers, and other employees as much as possible, continue to promote reading, develop reading and information literacy, and at the same time enrich the educational process. The article presents how we found our way to our readers despite the difficult situation.

The Roles of Professional Organizations in School Library Education

2013 ◽  
pp. 170-193
Author(s):  
Lesley S. J. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Library Associations

International guidelines for school libraries and school librarians exist. However, the role of professional library associations in school librarian education has been largely overlooked. This exploratory study examines the role of professional library associations in Brazil, Honduras, Nepal, and the United States (specifically California) relative to school librarian pre-service education and in-service professional development. The associations are analyzed in light of communities of practice and the contingency theory of socialization. The findings demonstrate how professional library associations provide culturally relevant professional development that melds professional expertise and socialization.

The Roles of Professional Organizations in School Library Education

2016 ◽  
pp. 1631-1654
Author(s):  
Lesley Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Library Associations

International guidelines for school libraries and school librarians exist. However, the role of professional library associations in school librarian education has been largely overlooked. This exploratory study examines the role of professional library associations in Brazil, Honduras, Nepal, and the United States (specifically California) relative to school librarian pre-service education and in-service professional development. The associations are analyzed in light of communities of practice and the contingency theory of socialization. The findings demonstrate how professional library associations provide culturally relevant professional development that melds professional expertise and socialization.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN SELEKSI DALAM MENDUKUNG STANDAR KOLEKSI DI PERPUSTAKAAN SEKOLAH

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-158
Author(s):  
Suryanto Suryanto
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Library ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Selection Policy ◽  
Policy Selection

The school library is a library in a school to support the teaching and learning activities and objectives of the parent school. In terms of the collection, the library has a standard, both from the number of collections as well as the depth of the collection. There needs to be the selection policy as part of a collection development policy so that these standards are fulfilled. This paper uses literature study method. This paper provides guidance to the school librarian about the things that need to be considered in making the selection policy. Selection policy must consider the amount of collection, type of collection, the suitability of the curriculum, language, and so forth.

The elementary school library: Tensions between access and censorship

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-421
Author(s):  
Alyson Rumberger
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
News Media ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
School Library ◽  
First Grade ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Access Points ◽  
The World

Children’s news media offers access points for students to learn about the complex and evolving world around them, and school libraries are spaces where students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to interact with media. Yet despite the potential of children’s news media, school libraries often become regulatory spaces where children are directed away from texts (both digital and printed) that are deemed inappropriate due to sophisticated content (Heins, 2007) or in some cases, are encouraged to read on their “level” (Kontovourki, 2012). This constructs children as vulnerable and in need of protection (Robinson, 2013). Instead, I seek to position the focal children as active, critical agents at the center of their own lives. In this article, I analyze conceptions of childhood innocence (James and Prout, 1997), arguing that both childhood and literacy are fluid and permeable constructions. I ask: What are the ways in which texts and literacy practices are censored in one elementary school library? To investigate this, I followed one school librarian, Deborah, and three first-grade students in their school library at City Partnership School as they navigated texts, learned about the world around them through multimedia platforms, and constructed their own identities as readers in a system with clear expectations for what a “readerly” identity looks like.

scholarly journals School Librarians in Action: A Comparative Study of School Library Programs in Croatia and Hong Kong

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Tam ◽  
Samson Choi ◽  
Anica Tkalcevic ◽  
Zvjezdana Dukic ◽  
Joy Xiaobing Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Support Students

The study explores library programs in primary and secondary schools in Croatia and Hong Kong. The aim is to find what library programs the school libraries in Croatia and Hong Kong run in their schools, how these programs affect students’ learning and what are similarities and differences between school libraries in Croatia and Hong Kong. The study findings show that school libraries on both locations run programs to support students’ reading and to enhance their information literacy and research skills. School library programs in Croatia and Hong Kong include some similar components but also differ in some respects in approach and content. School librarians in Croatia involve wider community engagement while school librarians in Hong Kong apply technology for collection development and library instruction. Library programs in schools in both locations transcend the school walls and reach beyond the school curriculum as well.

scholarly journals Efforts and changes around school libraries in Sweden today – Whats new after Long Beach?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Ernerot
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
The Political ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Long Beach ◽  
Conference Theme ◽  
One Year ◽  
Swedish School

As the 2017 IASL conference theme in Long Beach, California was “Learning without borders” its interesting, almost one year later, to focus on how the school library, as well as the school librarian, will have to adopt the field – to establish and develop the field as a whole.By describing the whole field, with a perspective taken from the Swedish school library, from the present situation 2017/2018 and even further than that, there will be a contribution of useful material and methods – inspirational to the work and progress for school libraries/school librarians, both on a national and international level.This time one specific subject will be presented during the lecture - mainly to create a sustainable knowledge for school libraries - with a special focus on the political and structural efforts and changes taking place in Sweden today.

scholarly journals Reinventing your Reference Collection

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia R. Houston
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Organizational Changes ◽  
Virtual Reference ◽  
Decision Points ◽  
Reference Collection ◽  
Inquiry Program ◽  
Selection Of

School libraries are changing constantly due to technological and organizational changes. One of the areas of the library most affected by change is the print reference collection. This presentation will provide an overview of the changing nature of the reference collection in the school library and a justification for maintaining a reference collection in a 21st century library. A significant part of the presentation will include resources, ideas, and strategies for a reference collection development plan. The presentation will specifically address important decision points for collection development, including selection and de-selection of print resources, electronic reference resources, virtual reference, and integrating the reference collection into an information inquiry program.

scholarly journals School Library Services for Educational Rebirth: The Case of Lumen Christi International High School, Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
Aiyebelehin. James Afebuameh ◽  
Iboi Catherine (CLN)
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Education System ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Library Services ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Edo State ◽  
International High School ◽  
Nigerian Education

The paper explores the roles of school libraries in the rebirth of Nigerian Education system with particular focus on Edo state. The strategies employed at Lumen Christi International High School were carefully examined. The paper employed the document analysis and exploratory approach to gather facts for making conclusions. Very prominent among facts gathered from literature were that: there is a decay in the Nigerian Education system; and that school libraries have crucial roles to play in the rebirth of the education system. The paper concluded that for there to be meaningful development in the education system, the school library must be positioned to contribute to the process, and the school librarian must devise strategies to effect a change in the orientation of the students in the primary and secondary schools.

scholarly journals Motivating Teachers to Use the School Library

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josip Rihtarić
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Limited Success

The participants will be introduced with several procedures a school librarian can motivate teachers to use the school library. Some of the procedures can be applied globally in all school libraries, while others are specific to Croatia, or countries with a similar education system. Teachers are not the most numerous, but they are the most important users of school library. When teachers support the work of school librarian, he or she can fully accomplish his or her mission. If the support from teachers is missing, school librarian can employ different strategies to motivate students to use the school library, but only with a limited success. In order to motivate teachers to use the school library and to encourage the cooperation between them, the school librarian and the teachers, the librarian can initiate several activities, some of which are to be presented. The inspiration for these activities was James Henri’s presentation at the IASL conference in Italy in 2009.

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